Introduction Video​72 hours in 72 seconds

Here is How

Equip

FIRST Response Radio Teams have simple equipment that can easily be transported into any disaster area​.Read More > ​​

Train

Each FIRST Response Radio Team monitors disaster situations in their own area. and makes their own deployment decisions.Read More > ​

Respond

FIRST Response Radio Teams are trained to use the “Radio-in-a- Suitcase” equipment and understand the Critical Information Matrix.Read More > ​​

Communication ​IS Aid

​First Response Radio Uses Radio to Provide Life Saving Information to Affected Communities. ​

When your world is turned upside downCommunication is as crucial as Food, Water, Shelter and Medicine.

First Response Radio (FRR) delivers critical information, via radio, to affected communities in the immediate aftermath of disasters. FRR is a network of radio broadcasters, NGO's and Government partners. Our members have been working in disaster areas since the 2004 tsunami, using radio to bring life saving information and hope to affected communities.

Countries

First Response Radio has been working in many Asian countries over the past six years, training teams to respond to disasters by setting up radio stations using the unique 'radio-in-a-suitcase' equipment,and broadcast essential information to the affected communities very quickly. It is anticipated that teams will soon be trained in other, disaster prone areas of the world.

First Response Radio (FRR) is a network of radio broadcasters, NGOs and Government partners.

Our members have been working in disaster areas since the Tsunami of 2004, providing critical information via radio, as aid. Our goal is to set up a radio station for the affected community within 72 hours of a disaster.

​The best way to build this capacity is to equip & train teams before disaster strikes.